Utah-Jay
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Heber City, UT
After watching Mauleguy’s latest video it got me to wondering. The Sherpa he was flying had a “44’ wing” and huge flaps, both wide and long, so what is more important to slow flight, the total wing area for the massive flaps? I suspect it is a combination of the two, but wanted to check with the experts here. The typical cub wing at 35-36’ seems to really enable slow flight well. Another variable of course is total wing area.
If a plane has a 140 sq ft wing, would a 175 sq ft wing allow it to fly a lot slower, a much lower stall speed?
Looking forward to some insight.
If a plane has a 140 sq ft wing, would a 175 sq ft wing allow it to fly a lot slower, a much lower stall speed?
Looking forward to some insight.